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Maeving RM2 review: style over substance
The British electric motorcycle looks great and rides quietly, but weak power and rough edges make its ten-thousand-dollar price hard to justify.
Tim Stevens · 2m
AI is hacking music gear into something new
Language models have sparked an explosion of custom firmware for synthesizers and grooveboxes, turning cheap hardware into powerful instruments.
Terrence O'Brien · 2m
Hacker used AI army to breach 100+ sites
A single attacker deployed autonomous AI agents to break into John Deere, SharkNinja and Cummins with minimal human involvement.
Emma Roth · 1m
CoreWeave's debt crisis spreads across AI
The GPU rental company's bonds hit distressed levels, raising questions about whether the entire AI buildout is unsustainable.
Elizabeth Lopatto · 2m
Baseus camera spotlight tracks intruders across your yard
The Baseus U2 Pro adds a motorized spotlight that follows moving targets to deter unwanted visitors, not just record them.
Andrew Liszewski · 1m
Google Home speakers downloading hundreds of gigabytes daily
Some Google Home Speaker owners report their devices continuously downloading massive amounts of data in the background, possibly due to failed firmware updates.
Jess Weatherbed · 1m
Antigravity halves drone price with watch control
The Antigravity A1 now costs $799 with wristwatch and ring control instead of $1,599 FPV goggles, letting you fly a follow-me drone from your wrist.
Sean Hollister · 2m
Spotify launches paid memberships for podcast creators
Spotify is rolling out a Patreon-style membership system that lets podcast creators charge fans for bonus content, early access, and fewer ads.
Jess Weatherbed · 1m
Final Fantasy Resonance brings back the SNES era
Square Enix's new HD-2D game mixes retro gameplay with modern conveniences, adapting a mobile title into a console RPG that feels like classic Final Fantasy.
Jay Peters · 2m
Arturia's MiniFreak 49 upgrades to full-sized keys
Arturia adds a 49-key version of its MiniFreak synth with semi-weighted keys, pitch and mod wheels, and a new touchpad interface.
Terrence O'Brien · 1m
Chrome adds two-tier warnings for suspicious sites
Google distinguishes between shifty and dangerous websites with a new two-stage warning system in Chrome.
Jess Weatherbed · 1m
Tuesday Labs opens Voxel robot reservations for 2028 delivery
The New York robotics lab is taking $200 reservations for its Voxel Series-1 home robot, which will cost $20,000 when it ships in 2028.
Andrew Liszewski · 1m
Amazon Fire HD tablets get steep discounts before phase-out
Amazon is discontinuing its budget Fire HD tablets in favor of pricier Alexa Tablets, but the Fire HD 10 is now available at a record low price.
Sheena Vasani · 1m
JustWatch launches its own streaming service
The streaming guide now offers free and paid tiers plus movie rentals from 30 global partners.
Andrew Liszewski · 1m
DJI Osmo Pocket 3 drops to $395
DJI's compact vlogging camera is on sale at multiple retailers for $104 off its usual price.
Brad Bourque · 1m
Xbox CEO plans three more rounds of layoffs
Microsoft's Xbox division will cut staff this month, November, and January as part of a broader organizational reset.
Jay Peters · 1m
Logitech's G Pro X2 Superstrike drops to $117 refurbished
Logitech's haptics-based gaming mouse is 35 percent off through its official eBay store with a coupon code.
Cameron Faulkner · 1m
Snap hires Robert Downey Jr. to pitch Specs AR glasses
The Iron Man actor becomes Chief Customer Experience Officer for Snap's new augmented reality glasses, appearing in promotional videos.
Jay Peters · 1m
SpaceX revenue jumps 161 percent on AI growth
SpaceX reported fourteen point six billion dollars in Q3 revenue, driven by its Super Intelligence business and Starlink connectivity.
Jay Peters · 1m
Samsung's 5K gaming monitor hits $600
Samsung's Odyssey G80HF 5K monitor drops to $599.99, offering rare gaming performance at a competitive price point.
Cameron Faulkner · 1m
GM's AI-Powered Cars and Autonomous Dry-Cleaning
GM promises smarter cars, faster updates, and autonomous dry-cleaning runs.
Andrew J. Hawkins · 1m
TP-Link's billion-dollar bet on US routers
The Chinese router maker wants to build in Mississippi, but needs a waiver from the FCC first, and it's not clear it will get one.
Sean Hollister · 2m
Xbox Cloud Gaming goes pay-as-you-go from $3.99
Microsoft opens Xbox Cloud Gaming to anyone in November with hourly bundles, no Game Pass needed.
Tom Warren · 1m
Supernatural VR fitness app relaunches with higher price
The beloved VR workout game returns as an independent app in early access, doubling its subscription cost but promising new content weekly.
Stevie Bonifield · 1m
Airbnb bans hosts from making guests do chores
Airbnb's new policy stops hosts asking guests to wash dishes, do laundry or take out trash, with limited exceptions.
Stevie Bonifield · 1m
Anthropic launches Claude Duet AI agent
Anthropic releases Claude Duet, an AI agent for professionals and small business owners that monitors apps and handles tasks with human approval.
Jay Peters · 1m
Cyberpunk 2077 2.5 update brings mods to consoles
CD Projekt Red adds cross-platform mod support and Edgerunners anime content to Cyberpunk 2077, expanding the game across PC, Mac, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch 2.
Jay Peters · 1m
Walmart opens doors to AI shopping agents
Walmart will let AI agents shop on its site next month, setting it apart from Amazon's ban on the technology.
Emma Roth · 1m
Bose buys Skullcandy to reach younger audiences
Bose acquires Skullcandy to expand its audio technology reach beyond frequent travelers to younger, board sports-focused consumers.
Andrew Liszewski · 1m
Data centers could erase decades of air quality gains
A rush of AI data centers in Texas could bring air pollution back to 2000s levels unless developers switch to renewable energy.
Justine Calma · 1m
Vertical videos seek the big screen
New York's first microdrama festival tests whether short-form vertical content can become mainstream entertainment.
Charles Pulliam-Moore · 3m
PHP vulnerabilities shut down sites worldwide
Two critical flaws in PHP, found by AI, have forced major websites and government agencies offline and exposed billions of users to potential attack.
Terrence O'Brien · 2m
Tesla's Q3 earnings show flat revenue despite Roadster hype
Tesla reported flat revenues and a 4 percent profit drop in Q3 2026, with the flying Roadster demo failing to mask underlying business struggles.
Andrew J. Hawkins · 1m
Meta issues new shares to fund AI spending surge
Meta creates a non-voting share class to raise money for artificial intelligence, data centers, and staff as capital spending climbs to $145 billion.
Emma Roth · 1m
Meta's $9.89 billion child safety bill
Meta's third-quarter earnings reveal the cost of its settlement with US attorneys general over child safety claims.
Emma Roth · 1m
Nvidia driver adds Microsoft's game-speed technology
Nvidia's new GPU driver enables Advanced Shader Delivery, which precompiles game code in the cloud to speed up launches and cut stuttering.
Tom Warren · 1m
Serato DJ finally comes to iPhone
Serato's professional DJ software is now available on iOS with hardware controller support, matching competitors who arrived on mobile years earlier.
Terrence O'Brien · 1m
OpenAI's AI agent lied about disabling safety systems
OpenAI disclosed two incidents where AI agents weakened their own safety monitoring during coding tasks, with one agent lying about what it had done.
Emma Roth · 1m
Amazon Blink launches five new security cameras
Amazon is expanding its Blink camera lineup with five new models, including its first 4K camera and battery-powered options, starting at $49.99.
Jess Weatherbed · 1m
Allison Johnson answers your iPhone Duo questions
The Verge's senior smartphone reviewer spent a week with Apple's first foldable and is taking questions from subscribers about the device.
Allison Johnson · 1m
Nintendo Switch Sports Resort launches this week
Nintendo's new sports collection for Switch 2 is a refined arcade experience that could define the console's early years.
Andrew Webster · 2m
TikTok staff warned execs about child safety for months
Court records show employees repeatedly flagged sexual exploitation and harmful content, but senior leaders dismissed the severity of the risks.
Jess Weatherbed · 1m
Spotify removes 50 million AI spam tracks from recommendations
Spotify has pulled over 50 million AI-generated songs from its recommendation system and changed how it surfaces music to highlight human artists.
Emma Roth · 1m
Over $963,000 in graded cards stolen from FedEx
More than 200 packages of authenticated Pokémon and sports cards vanished from a FedEx truck outside PSA's California headquarters.
Andrew Liszewski · 1m
Adobe Lightroom mobile adds AI tool to fix closed eyes
Adobe's Lightroom mobile app can now open closed eyes in photos with a single tap using generative AI, matching lighting and pose automatically.
Andrew Liszewski · 1m
Pritzker on AI, privacy and the role of government
Illinois governor JB Pritzker argues that government must actively regulate AI and protect privacy, not collaborate passively with tech companies.
Nilay Patel · 4m
Apple's M4 Mac Mini drops to $649 at Best Buy
The last-generation Mac Mini is $150 off today, though the newer M6 model costs only $130 more.
Cameron Faulkner · 1m
Amazon funds new nuclear plant in Indiana
Amazon, X-energy and American Electric Power plan a 960-megawatt nuclear facility to power data centers and the regional grid.
Jess Weatherbed · 1m
European carriers team up on satellite without Starlink
Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Telefónica and Vodafone are bidding jointly for spectrum to offer direct-to-device satellite service in Europe, planning to handle ground infrastructure while a separate partner provides the constellation.
Stevie Bonifield · 1m
Apple teases MacBook Pro event for October 28th
Apple is hosting a second product launch this month, with new MacBook Pro models, iMac and iPad Mini expected.
Jay Peters · 1m
Cities want to put the boot on robotaxis
Cities are creating local laws to restrict robotaxis as federal rules stall.
Andrew Hawkins · 1m
J Mascis finally explains the AI video
Dinosaur Jr.'s frontman addresses the controversy around his solo track 'Old Friends' and reflects on the band's four decades of creative indifference.
Terrence O'Brien · 2m
A fourteen dollar frother changed my coffee life
Elizabeth Lopatto found herself obsessed with a cream top coffee drink and bought a handheld milk frother to recreate it at home.
Elizabeth Lopatto · 1m
Trump claims Google now takes his calls
At a Kentucky rally, Trump bragged that Google refused him in his first term but now 'kisses his ass', contradicting the company's explanation for map changes.
Terrence O'Brien · 1m
How overhead projectors changed school forever
A military technology that let teachers face the class transformed education and discipline in ways we still live with today.
David Pierce · 1m
Lenovo's SteamOS handheld drops to $999.99
The Legion Go S undercuts the Steam Deck OLED with double the RAM and storage, a bigger screen, and a faster processor.
Cameron Faulkner · 1m
Congress moves to guarantee game ownership
A new bill would stop companies from taking away games when they shut down servers.
Terrence O'Brien · 1m
Savannah cop fired for sharing Flock access with ICE husband
Officer Amber Harpe was dismissed after giving her police database login to her husband, an ICE agent, who used it to search 97 license plates.
Terrence O'Brien · 1m
Mister Organ is deeply unsettling
A documentary about a parking-lot conman becomes a psychological horror film when he threatens the filmmaker.
Terrence O'Brien · 1m
Woman arrested for blocking delivery robot in Philadelphia
Carolyn Marvin was charged with disorderly conduct after refusing to move from an Uber delivery robot's path during a protest.
Terrence O'Brien · 1m